Live Betting - Nicole Melichar Martinez / Cristina Bucsa vs Varvara Gracheva/Sofia Kenin February 16, 2026

Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Cristina Bucsa are seeded eighth in this Dubai doubles competition and enter as slight favorites against Varvara Gracheva and Sofia Kenin, who are unseeded. Melichar-Martinez brings extensive doubles experience on the WTA tour, while Bucsa has shown consistent form in doubles partnerships this season with DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match starts on February 15, 2026 at 07:00 UTC in Dubai, UAE, which corresponds to 11:00 AM GST (Gulf Standard Time) local time.

The match takes place in Dubai, UAE at a WTA doubles event. Dubai hosts several premium tennis venues including the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships complex, which features multiple courts with professional-grade facilities and a capacity to accommodate international WTA competitions.

Melichar-Martinez and Bucsa are favored as the seeded pairing in this first-round matchup. The eighth-seeded team has the advantage of higher ranking and tournament experience, with Melichar-Martinez's proven doubles pedigree and Bucsa's solid form making them the predicted winners in this encounter.

This appears to be the first meeting between these two pairings in an official WTA doubles match, as Gracheva and Kenin have recently formed their partnership for this tournament. Head-to-head records between newly formed doubles teams are limited, making this a competitive opening-round contest with no established historical advantage for either pairing.